Patterns in the sky

It is that time of the year again when starlings roam the skies in huge swarms that form distinct patterns. Down To Earth tells you more about …

Bird flu in Tibet, Kazakhstan

India sounds caution; nations building drug stockpile

Bird song on tape

Back to basics

All rant

The Trump administration's new migratory bird policy undermines a century of conservation

The Trump administration announced a position on protecting migratory birds that is a drastic pullback from policies in …

A hospital for wounded birds

Brothers Mohammad Nadeem and Mohammad Saud, run one of the world's biggest hospitals dedicated to predatory birds in the world in Delhi's …

Inside a baobab tree

Ivory, Apes & Peacocks: Animals, Adventure and Discovery in the Wild Places of Africa By Alan Root, Chatto & Windus, £20

Musical gene sets birds singing

A penchant for adultery

Most birds are adulterous, find bird-watchers, and contrary to earlier beliefs, it is the females who have a roving eye

World is at risk

With scientists undertaking controversial flu virus experiments

Fatal bearing

Birds in the US have deformed beaks due to pollution

Show must go on

Uncle Sam don't scare

Value-added birdwatching

Twittering machine

Songbirds sing of thoughts misgiven

India signs treaty for conserving migratory birds of prey

The agreement, also called the Raptors MoU, covers 93 species of migratory birds of prey and extends up to 131 range states in the African-…

There is more to declining bird numbers than just climate change

Researchers say one should not jump to conclusions about bird physiology when assessing the effects of climate change on the avian population

These self-taught doctors treat over 2000 wild birds a month in Delhi

Brothers Mohammad Nadeem and Mohammad Saud, have been rescuing birds for over 14 years. Every month, they treat 2000 birds out of their own …

कुदरत की नियामत से बेखबर

बरामदे की घास पर दो-तीन गौरैया फुदक रही हैं। अब गौरैया बह…

Smart dodo

Was the Archaeopteryx: Bird or dinosaur?

An American ornithologist says he has found fresh evidence that the world's oldest bird-like creature, the Archaeopteryx, was undoubtedly a bird. …

Of birds and beaks

Pirates' clipped wings

Following falcon flights

Scientists can now effectively trace the routes taken by peregrine falcons on their lengthy autumnal trips. Satellite transmitters are helping …